Laneway Festival is pleased to share the news that triple j will be heading to Adelaide to broadcast the first event on the Australian leg of the festival. From 12PM on Friday 5th February, listeners will be able to hear exclusive live sets and interviews from a line-up that includes Grimes, CHVRCHES, Flume, Hudson Mohawke, Beach House and many more.

triple j Content Director Ollie Wards says: ‘We're so excited to hit Adelaide for this special broadcast. The Laneway line-up is one of the strongest ever and we know the excitement of the Adelaide punters will be palpable to listeners around the country.'

TRIPLE J UNEARTHED COMPETITION

Laneway is proud once again to offer the opening spot in each city to an independent artist on triplejunearthed.com. Previous winners include Ali Barter, Client Liaison, Bad//Dreems and many other bands that have gone on to do great things. Entries open today - for more info, go here.

SIDESHOWS UPDATE

The Laneway sideshows are proving to be hot tickets with The Internet, CHVRCHES and Grimes shows in Sydney and Melbourne completely sold out. Visit lanewaypresents.com for more info.

OTHER NEWS

The Fremantle version of the Laneway Festival took out WAM’s Best Festival gong for 2015. Thanks WA!

The brilliant new Grimes album Art Angels is out now! One of the most anticipated albums of the year, it’s an album replete with avant-garde pop and bona-fide dance floor bangers. It's getting rave reviews already. Listen here.

Shamir charmed millions on his debut late night appearance on Colbert on Friday. Watch here.

GoldLink album And After That, We Didn't Talk dropped a week earlier than expected and it's really, really good. More info here.

St. Jerome's Laneway Festival is about leading new and revered seminal music. The festival has always been interested in finding what's fresh and bringing it to unique settings and surrounds to be appreciated by music lovers.

The size of the festivals, the locations and the way we encourage community all form part of the way in which the Laneway team strive to present a live music experience like no other.